The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-20
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
The Attractions that Spokane Falls Offers to
Men Who Are Seeking Investments.

CORRESPONDENTS of the indianapolis Journal.
SPOKANE FALLS W. T., Nov. 14.-To enter
into detailed statement of the resources of this
country would fA book. I shall therefore
briefly mention some of the many resources di-
recsy tributary to this place, to make it the
great commercial and manufac turing city of
this inland empire. will first compare this
with other cities similarly situated. was in
Denver. Col. when there not a brick laid:
IN Kansas City when it was g mere village; in
Minneapolis when it contained less than ZOO
people. Denver. city of $4,000 population,
was built up by its mining business tributary to
it; Kansas City, with almost 200 600 population
by it's commercial position distributing
point Minneapolis, with its 175, 900 people, by
its water-power and manufacturing facilities.
All the advantages and resources combined, of
the three great cities named, are found here in
pre-eminent degree. Spokane Falls is the
supply point for the Salmon river, Rock creek;
Colvile, Okonagau, Cootnar Pen d. Oreille, and
Coeur d. Aene mines; is situated 400 miles west
of Helena, and about the same distance east of
Tacoma, with o competing towns between. while
Kansas City has St. Louis on the east, Omaha
on the north. besides many other cities TO divide
the trade with it. The water power at Spokane
Falls is more than double that at Minneapolis.
having $50 feet fall in half mile; the waters
never freeze. and permanent in their
ceaseess rene wings as the solid basalt rocks
over which they flow. The timber supply trib-
rtary to the Falls is practically inexhaustibe-
over g. 900, 900 900 feet is estimated in the Coeur
d'Aene district alone A large agricultural
district is tributary the Falls In the Palouse
country, now reached by the Spokane 81 Palouse
railroad, this year the average yield of wheat
was forty-three bushels per acre: in one instance
l credibly informed, 500 bushels
threshed from ten acres. In another instance, in
the Walla Walla valley. sixty seven bushels per
acre was harvested from 320 acres. Nature has
been very. lavish in favoring this place. It is
the most beautiful town site l have over seen.
1t has two electric light companies and one gas
mpany; fine water works (the Holly SYSTEM:
street railway is being built; about ], 200
feet of solid brick fronts have been built the
past season, and double much will be built
next season. In short, L give it my delb
crate judgment, after having posted myself by
study and observation that Washington Terri
tory has greater resources to the square mile.
taking everything into consideration--cli-
mate, fruit, stock, grain. COAL timber,
fish. mines and scenery-thau any State
Territory in the Union and whom the railroad
systems are arranged and settled. Spokane Falls
will be the radiating center for eastern Wash
Ington Territory, as Indianapolis 10 for Indiana.
In coming to Snokane Falls you want to take
the North Pacific at ST. Paul It runs through
Pullman sleepers, through emigrant sleepers,
and through dining cars and is the finest road
in all its appointments ever travelled on.